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WSU to Administer Gates Foundation’s Community Access to Technology Program
Denny FleenorWashington State University, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource SciencesPhone: 206.972.8590 SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that the Washington State University Extension Center…
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Carter Center’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program Gets Boost from a Gates Foundation Challenge Grant; Canada and the Hilton Foundation Respond Generously
Emily Howard Staub The Carter CenterPhone: (404) 420-5126 ACCRA, Ghana — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $25 million to the Carter Center’s fight to eradicate the remaining…
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New National Education Web Site Provides Critical Information and Analysis on America’s Public Schools, Districts, and States
Abby PottsCCSSOPhone: (202) 336-7067 Susan ShaferStandard & Poor’sPhone: (212) 438-2193 WASHINGTON — SchoolMatters.com, a Web-based national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state…
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Humanitarian Organizations Unite to Improve Emergency Response Globally
Rick PereraCARE USAPhone: +1.404.979.9453 ATLANTA — Ten weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami, seven of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations are collaborating to expand the pool of qualified aid workers, helping…
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Statement on the Commission for Africa Report – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Patti Pierson Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Patty Stonesifer, co-chair and president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made the following statement today on the report…
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Statement by Bill Gates on Receiving an Honorary Knighthood
Gates Foundation Contacts:U.K. Contact:Toby BurnhamFreud Communications, for the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +44.7990.555.290 U.S. Contact:Patti PiersonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1 206.709.3400 Email: [email protected] LONDON — Bill Gates, co-founder of…
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Leaders Call for Equity, Rigor in the American High School – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON — As the unprecedented National Education Summit on High Schools came to a close today, the National Governors Association (NGA) and…
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Expanded Investment in New High Schools Aims to Increase Graduation, College-Going Rates of New York City Public School Students
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] Matt MotleyWeber ShandwickPhone: 214.395.0755 NEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation today announced…
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New Report: High School Models Show Promise in Increasing Nation’s Graduation and College-readiness Rates
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — A report examining student data at model “small-scale” high schools, representing a larger network of more than 135 schools, found…
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New Fund Helps Homeless Families and Children in Washington State
Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest)Phone:360-786-7910 Email: [email protected] Kara Palmer Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206-709-3400Email: [email protected] OLYMPIA, Wash. — Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a…